Alumni

Taber Hand (MA, 1983) has found a cost-effective solution for sewage treatment in challenging settings.

Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture.

The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle.

Miha Sarani (BFA, 2015), an art history graduate, began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march in Virgina and the lack of condemnation of white supremacy that followed.

Under the direction of conductor Julia Tai (DMA, 2010), Philharmonia Northwest presents "Seattle Sounds," representing a wide sample of composing ambitions from UW alumni.

For years, alumnus Bill Lord suppressed memories of fighting in Vietnam. Now he explores that period of his life in a new book. 

NPR Kroc Fellowship selected Mayowa Aina (BA, International Studies, 2017) for the yearlong program designed to develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists.

Widely dismissed after publication, John Okada's (BA, English, '47) 1957 book was nearly forgotten until it gained attention by word of mouth throughout the Asian-American community.

Carolyn Yuen-Marino (BA, English, 2010) wanted to see more Asian American representation in pop culture, so she took a leap of faith and produced her own web series.

Jodi Green and Mike Halperin discuss their personal inspiration for creating an endowed professorship in biology.

Levi Higgs (BA, Art History, 2012) makes a case for his home state, Wyoming, to invest further in the arts and humanities.

George Rodriguez (MFA, Ceramics, 2009) unveils a mythical Mexican zodiac at the Seattle Art Fair.

UW School of Drama's Director of Engagement Holly Arsenault, '01, is the playwright of the new drama "The Great Inconvenience", opening July 27 at Annex Theatre.

Nick Hanauer is grateful that he majored in philosophy. In a speech at the 2018 Department of Philosophy graduation reception, he explains why.

Race and gender challenges did not deter two brilliant alumnae in the mathematical sciences.